A woman is seeking shelter from her spouse. A man is disabled. Another has been clean from addiction for 16 years. A mom who lost her job is there with her two kids.
Housing and Homeslessness
City leaders repeatedly denied that homeless sweeps were happening. A reporter shares how she proved them wrong.
During shelter-in-place, some hotel rooms were opened to homeless people — yet weren't being filled.
This story is the first in a series exploring the deaths of homeless people in Santa Clara County — who the victims were, how they died and what might be done to save the lives of people few may remember.
Without rent relief for California tenants, housing advocates fear the pandemic will worsen the homelessness crisis.
A look at how homelessness reporters are approaching the beat during the pandemic.
This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Nicole Hayden, a participant in the USC Center for Health Journalism's 2020 California Fellowship, covering homelessness in the Coachella Valley.
Her other stories include:
Palm Springs shelter avoided COVID-19. Homeless say they need more t
With Californians hunkered down to stop the vicious spread of coronavirus, three Los Angeles County sisters are stranded 400 miles from the places they call home, with no idea when they will be able to return.
"It's a scary time to be unhoused," writes a caregiver and mother of two who struggled to find a home in L.A.
Workers at homeless shelters in San Francisco have been horrified at the lack of protective equipment for staff.